Most Asians I know (and I have been presented with an honorary Asian membership while attending Emory undergrad) aren't necessarily smart; they work harder and/or have families that place higher values on education and doing well in school than the avg American's. I also think this is part of why other minorities often don't necessarily perform as well in school or on standardized tests as others coming from cultures that emphasize education a lot (for example, the Black Law Student Discussion thread talks about how a lot of Blacks get called "White" for studying and reading). The Asians I know who are "lazy" or do an avg amount of work don't have impressive GPA's at all.